File: lunar.el.html

See calendar.el.

Based on `Astronomical Formulae for Calculators,' 3rd ed., by Jean Meeus, Willmann-Bell, Inc., 1985 and `Astronomical Algorithms' by Jean Meeus, Willmann-Bell, Inc., 1991.

WARNING: The calculations will be accurate only to within a few minutes.

The author would be delighted to have an astronomically more sophisticated person rewrite the code for the lunar calculations in this file!

Defined variables (2)

lunar-cycles-per-yearMean number of lunar cycles per 365.25 day year.
lunar-phase-namesList of names for the lunar phases.

Defined functions (10)

calendar-lunar-phases(&optional EVENT)
diary-lunar-phases(&optional MARK)
lunar-check-for-eclipse(MOON-LAT PHASE)
lunar-index(DATE)
lunar-new-moon-on-or-after(D)
lunar-new-moon-time(K)
lunar-phase(INDEX)
lunar-phase-list(MONTH YEAR)
lunar-phase-name(PHASE)
lunar-phases(&optional ARG)

Defined faces (0)